Cordelia Naismith

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga, Cordelia Naismith is the wife of Aral Vorkosigan.

[edit] Biography

From Beta Colony, she becomes the captain of an astronomical survey vessel. Brought up with Beta Colony's liberal and anti-militarist values, she despised the military mind; however, when captured by the controversial Admiral Aral Vorkosigan of the Barrayaran Imperial Military Service, she falls in love with him and they are married.

Years later, living on Barrayar with her husband, Cordelia Naismith was attacked by political terrorists in a soltoxin poison-gas attack while pregnant. As a result, her child, Miles Vorkosigan, suffered severe physical deformities; her father-in-law, Count Piotr Vorkosigan refused to allow the deformed child to use his name. Instead, he was named Miles Naismith Vorkosigan, after Cordelia's own father.

When she married Aral Vorkosigan, her name/title became Lady Vorkosigan. (possibly Lady Cordelia Vorkosigan). Later, with Piotr's death, she became Countess Vorkosigan. Then when Aral was appointed Regent, she was Regent Consort Countess Vorkosigan. Then when Aral and she moved to Sergyar, and Aral became Viceroy, Cordelia became Vicereine Countess Vorkosigan.

[edit] References

Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice